normansizemore
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| Reason for buying old/classic turntables There is a quality to some of the older models, like a Thorens TD 124, a Garrard 301, a Dual 1229, a Rek O Kut 11, that just seems right. Properly set up, the deliverly of those older, idler wheel turntables is amazing, especially on solo piano. I... | |
| Personal speaker evolution Epi 100's, ESS LS 5's, EPI 200C, Bose 901 V, Polk monitor 7 with huge Polk subwoofer, EPI 500s, Definitive Technologies BP10's (the orignials purchased from Sandy Gross himself at the 1992 Chicago CES show! Still love em.My eldest son uses the EPI... | |
| Linn Sondek Hype Abucktwoeighty, that's what I started with! And you don't need to be sorry, I am happy now and listening every day with no problems. Oh, and I liked the Basik tonearm, my Basik had a removeable headshell so I think it was the Basik Plus. I replace... | |
| Linn Sondek Hype Use your Dual 1229 amd chuck the Linn. :) Man, if only I had half of the money that I poured into that table in upgrades. I was never really happy with my Linn, it seemed that I was always doing some new tweek to improve performance. By the way, I... | |
| DIY Record Cleaning Solution You bet. Send an email to n@normansizemore.com and I will email you a PDF scan of the magazine page.Norman | |
| Linn Sondek Isolation Headsnappin, and you think my audio dealer would have told me that? NOOOOOOOOOO, he is the one who sold me the behemoth stand to begin with, as well as the LP12 and the $$$ years of upgrades. I honestly never thought of using a lighter stand. You ... | |
| DIY Record Cleaning Solution In the December 1996 issue of Stereophile JA gives a formula that I have been using since. Costs nothing to make and my records are dead quite and super clean. The formula is found on page 19. Norman | |
| Linn Sondek Isolation I am trying to remember how far I was able to throw my LP12 after the last time I got up to get a drink (while it was playing a record) and it shook the hell out of my woofer cones? What a nightmare... I had it on a 161 pound turntable stand... ye... | |
| Shure V15 Type III vs Grado Gold I am a big fan of Shure. I have a III and a Ultra 500. I listen to a lot of jazz and for me their is no finer than a Pickering XVS 3000, 4000 or 5000. It is just explosive. AT 150MLX is a GREAT all round performer... Hard to find anything that it ... | |
| How Many Turntables Have You Owned Dual 1219 which I stupidly got rid of for the Linn LP12, which I never cared for, then the Aristion RD11s which I liked a little better than the Linn and finally a Dual 1229 with a Grace 747 Tonearm which I am NEVER parting with...Norman | |
| What's the oldest piece of gear in your system? Man, my whole system! Citaton 17 preamp, Ciation 16A amp, Dual 1229 turntable with Grace 747 tone arm, Advent 201A cassette Sony TC-755 reel to reel... I am still happy, so why change? | |
| Chime in.What's the Best Cassette Recorder ever ? Man, I think I have had them all! Nak 600, 1000mkII,Tandberg 310MkII, 420, Revox B215,Teac A103,109,450,V1050, Pioneer CTF 9191, 1000, 1250, Carver(forgot model number) Aiwa F990, and I am sure there are a few more. All of the above (except the Te... | |
| DBX Expander Markus,The first this I would do is have the Reel to reel serviced. I know a Teac genius if you need a name. Even the cheapest Teacs were very good. I personally use a 3300SX and find it amazingly quiet and wonderfully dynamic. The only reel to re... | |
| Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape Viridian,"Norman, a killing? These guys can't even sell enough home theatre receivers and MP3 players to make ends meet. A killing?"Well maybe that is the problem! I don't know your age (I am 46) but I can vividly recall walking into Stereo System... | |
| Why Not Bring Back Analog, Reel to Reel Tape Wouldn't it be nice if TEAC, Sony, etc, were to start manufacturing reel to reel machines again? I think they would make a killing. While I love my 30+ yrs old machines, if not ridiculously over priced (filmco, tape project machines. etc,..) I wou... |